Bank Guesthouse

everything was PERFECT! we loved our stay in this place, the hosts were super kind and helpful all the time, they really care about their place because they were always there checking that everything was perfect for the new guests and for us. We loved the technology that the house has, and the amenities we had in our room: huge smart tv and mini fridge. I can’t thank enough the hosts for being super caring and for making everything so cozy and perfect. I’ll return to Iceland very soon I hope and I would definitely stay here again.

I reserved a family room with three beds. There is no attendant on the property and when you call the number listed you either get hung up on or are given a dismissive response. This should not be listed as a high rated property.

This property is excellent to stay when you have an early flight and just need a place to crash the night before. The bed was comfortable and it was surprisingly quiet considering how many people were there. Everything worked fine with the entry codes.

Clean & well maintained

We are quite disappointed. A front door code was given along with a room code since there is no front desk. Both codes worked fine but there was a couple sleeping in our bed when we walked into our room. Apparently they weren’t assigned a room and the cleaning staff gave them our booked room (no changes to door codes which is a bit scary). When we called the owner to ask what was going on, he booked us a room at a nearby hotel. At the guest house we asked for a king bed and told the owner we would like the same at the replacement hotel but we’re given a room with 2 single beds.

Good points: close to airport and large screen TV (which could not connect) Bad points: one shared bathroom for 9 rooms on 1st floor and one shared bathroom for 4 rooms on ground floor - this is a poor ratio of rooms to bathrooms, especially if guests need to leave guesthouse at similar times for flights! I did not notice that the guesthouse only has shared bathrooms when booking: my fault! As an aside, the bathroom sinks are not deep enough, so when guests have used the sink to shave or wash, the floor is covered with water... There are no staff on the premises, (access is by code only, I assume to keep down costs), so there is nobody to ask for extra towels, (only one small towel provided, with small hand 'flannels' provided in shared bathrooms), or to help with problems with equipment, etc. The rooms are tiny and there was poor, (or no), sound-proofing of the windows given that the location is close to the airport and I was still woken by flights at 01:30 - I had to leave for an early morning flight too! If the price was around €50-€60 then the value would be reasonable, purely for ease of access to the airport: the rate was more than double this amount and so overall, provided very poor value for money...even for a budget guesthouse. The Bank guesthouse is more like a basic hostel. Interesting aspect of the guesthouse was two large bank safes on the ground floor: I assume this is a reference to the 'bank' element of the guesthouse name!

There was a historical bank vault in a mini museum on this property! Very cool to see! Otherwise no complaints at all, and this property left a bit of snack for us to eat, and also helped us look for a lost item